KJVFor thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'
For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XXXV. Job being still silent, Elihu follows his blow, and here, a third time, undertakes to show him that he had spoken amiss, and ought to recant. Three improper sayings he here charges him with, and returns answer to them distinctly:-- I. He had represented religion…